Finance Business Partner, MENA Finance

Amazon strives to be Earths most customercentric company where people can find and discover virtually anything they want to buy online. By giving customers what they want low prices vast selection and convenience. Amazon is expanding its presence in the Middle East and North Africa. We are looking for a dynamic and accomplished Finance Analyst who can generate actionable insights and develop simple tools and mechanisms that will equip our teams to drive growth and profitability.
The Analyst will support retail category/ function specific finance activity. The person would play a key role in driving the function /category agenda and would work as business partner in delivering the business result. The key task would be to help the business in decision support through data analysis and business insight. In addition this position supports and partners with various functions to develop annual plans forecast analyze trends create metrics and perform analyses to support business decisions.
The successful candidate will be strategic analytical and have the demonstrated ability to effectively manage the finances of a highgrowth business. The successful candidate should be comfortable working in crossfunctional teams and demonstrate strong leadership skills. The ideal candidate must have superior attention to detail and the ability to successfully manage multiple competing priorities simultaneously. The position represents an exciting opportunity to be a part of an extremely dynamic and high paced environment supporting a global organization and offers significant opportunities for rapid growth.
Responsibilities include:
Reporting and Analysis:
Perform financial reporting and support monthly P&L analysis and financial forecasts
Support in monthly/quarterly financial closing activity in close coordination with business and accounting teams
Facilitate financial review meetings with business groups and work with business managers to ensure effective finance and cost management.
Assist in Measuring and reporting progress on key goals for the business team in a timely manner
Measuring and monitoring of metrics for new business initiatives
Provide inputs for monthly and quarterly business reviews in a timely manner. Facilitate the business reviews with data analysis and follow through with business leaders on actionable items for improving business metrics over a period of time
Perform adhoc business analyses and financial modeling. Present recommendations to senior management on strategic decisions and planned future initiatives
Partnering with the Global leadership team to develop strategic multiyear or long term operating plans
Execute and drive KPI metrics for business and operation performance
Demonstrate appropriate understanding / working knowledge of accounting principles and internal controls and apply them
Ensure appropriate financial policies procedures and internal controls are in place documented and operating as intended.
Work on critical projects that serve major parts of the business.
Lead cross functional systems and process improvement initiatives
Provide high level support to business partners. Compile and present materials to senior management.






Key job responsibilities
Building financial and operational analysis to drive and influence datadriven senior leadership decisions.
Use a range of metrics and models to forecast link operational objectives to financials and determine opportunities for improvement
Business partner cross functionally with key senior stakeholders providing finance support and challenge
Lead projects by overseeing timelines priorities auditing quality and resolving issue
Produce a financial and operational plan to support business priorities and lead on associated projects
Generate insights from financial data identify opportunities for greater efficiency and communicate findings with the leadership team to drive business actions
Support with training new team members and contribute to onboarding plans
Maintain and build tools for your team to support knowledge sharing and help to standardize processes across teams

A day in the life
You will play a core role in a number of projects at any one time. By tracking performance metrics analysing data and building financial models youll identify where we can drive better efficiency and productivity. Youll also show us how different scenarios impact our business from a financial perspective which is vital for many of our stakeholders to make business decisions.

This role will allow you to work independently whilst also working closely with our partners to provide the insights they need. Youll be predominantly based in one of our corporate offices but may also require to travel to sites on an adhoc basis

About the team
We thrive on making lightningfast decisions while effortlessly navigating the complexities of stakeholder management We handle ambiguity with the grace of a tightrope walker all while embracing the thrill of venturing down the road less traveled

As a vital component of the MENA Finance team youll have the opportunity to support one of our key pillars where your penchant for highvelocity decisionmaking and your ability to captivate even the most seasoned leaders will be invaluable assets. Brace yourself for a steep learning curve that promises both exhilaration and immense satisfaction as you embark on a journey to craft something truly unique.

So if youre ready to embrace the challenge and leave your mark on our dynamic team we invite you to step forward and seize this extraordinary opportunity. Just remember the road less traveled is often the one that leads to the most rewarding destinations.

5 years of tax finance or a related analytical field experience
5 years of Accounts Receivable or Account Payable experience
5 years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience
5 years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience
5 years of identifying leading and executing opportunities to improve automate standardize or simplify finance or business tools and processes experience
Experience with advanced use of SQL for data mining and business intelligence

Experience working with largescale data mining and reporting tools (examples: SQL MS Access Essbase Cognos) and other financial systems (examples: Oracle SAP Lawson JD Edwards)

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